How do I avoid committing plagiarism?
Plagiarism at SHU is defined as misrepresenting the sources of your information and ideas, such as using another person’s words, ideas, or data as your own without proper credit. To avoid plagiarism, always cite the sources of any words, ideas, images, or data you use in your work according to the citation style required for your course.
The library’s plagiarism and citation help pages, along with tutorials on citing and information ethics, explain when and how to cite and discuss concepts such as common knowledge. If you are unsure whether something needs a citation, it is safest to cite it.
